Hundreds of scientists from around the world are in the midst of drafting a landmark report to help government leaders and other decision makers counter some of the world’s most acute environmental ...

The world needs to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 to meet its climate-change-related goals, finds a United Nations report released today.

The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health - comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

COP 28 marked a significant shift towards ending the fossil fuel era, with countries pledging to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. The Global Stocktake revealed that urgent action is ...

Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, there is growing recognition of the value of fresh water and the ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$ 35 million project to increase climate resilience in Azerbaijan, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

In Uganda, an innovative hybrid index insurance solution is helping protect banana farmers from the worst effects of the ...

The world faces three major environmental crises: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Innovative digital tools powered by diverse data sets are emerging to tackle these challenges.

UNEP Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Mrema highlights that international environmental lawmaking is advancing, with ...

Coral reefs, the ocean's most biodiverse ecosystems, face grave threats. Restoring them through nature-based solutions is ...

The three UNEP Planetary Funds – the UNEP Climate Fund, UNEP Nature Fund and UNEP Pollution Fund – were launched in 2022 at UNEP’s 50th anniversary. As a flexible alternative to earmarked funds open ...

New contributions from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Québec announced at COP16. The support from Québec is the GBFF’s first pledge from a sub-national ...